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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015107998 · 10/26/2015 · Chain Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Chain Electric Company
Location
6541 Raymond Rd., RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI, 39154
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A lineman was in the process of repairing and reattaching a downed power line to a wooden utility pole. As the lineman was climbing the pole, the pole fell striking the lineman and breaking a leg in multiple places.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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